Internal-combustion engine.



S. S. SUTTON. INTERNAL comnus'uon ENGINE. APPLICATION FILED DEC 18, 1013.

1,1 1 1,682. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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rira reeei To all whom it may concern I Be it l'rnow'r i the-cl, Simon S. So on, a citizen of Ithelln'iied States, residing atElglorz'nio, in the'county of Saline and State of Illinois, hare invented new endoscfur Ii'nproveinents in Internrel-Combustion.

Engines, of which the following is a speci facet-ion. e

This invention relates to internal combos tion engines, the object of the invention beingto produce {in engine of light-end com-- pact construction especially adapted for use in eutoinohiiesyziir craft and the like and emiz'ozlying in-eo nection with a stationary crank shaft. and stationary intake and ex hausf: chambers, a: circ'uln-r series of reta ling' cylinders en hodying -reciprocaiory pistons all operetwely related to the. some crank shaft and each embodying intake and' exhaust ports at the opposite: ends-,thereof hich are velve-wntrolled;and which fare in communication with thegnthkeahdexhaust' chambers during eeclrcycle of operalqiohr With the shore end other objects-in riew,

the invention consists inlvthe' construction; combination and" arrengeme'ntv of 'part s',' as will hereinafter he; inorefully'fiescribed; v.illustrated end. claiineclr i i In the aeeomp'a-nyin'gidrawing isfa fro nfi'elevetion on eneenginfe ,mbogiying the present invention; page v"tl'rereoi being eel section on the line 2 2 of-Fig; .1; --Fi 3,12: an lHSlClG vlewcf'thereni plate.

Fig. l is a detail piersocct-ive viewofeither the intake or exhaust 'cheinber. Fig.'- 5 is a detail perspective view of one..-of .th e'\falves F 6 is a detail; perspeeiiv'e View. the valve operatingconneetions; V Referring lo thedrawings-l.f designfitcs s stationary or non-rotetin crzi'nk promded Wlth e srn'glegcrenrfi and crank 1H 3, all of the-pistons being-connected he common crank pin 3&5 illustrated in Figs.

7 are oppcsieely located-es clearly shown in,

Fig-ll. All of these cylinders are connected to common crank case 9 which 15 shown square or r. l-ldugular in Form while said cyliruicrs are connected at their outer end or heads by means of an annular rim 9. Each rigiiie'i Fig.2 isifliametri-I -angles tofeach other. Both'of t hese sl'ott -e d ociug arranged in opposition to wh n w Patented Sept. 22-, i914. Application and December 13,1913. Serial my; 806,622.

cylinder is provided at its outer end with a port lO'fol-n'nng alternately an inlet and and e'xhuusr xnt'zuul cont-rolled by means of e Valve 11 in the form of a plug-similar to e enordmary stop cock. leach cylinder 13 also provided in the inner end or head thereof'witli. another port 12 forming alternately an inlet, and an exhaust port and being conirrolled by alvzxlve 13 similar in form and construction to the valve 11 which controls the port in the outer head of the cylinder. Associated with the porolL-und the valve 13 isan' inlet and exhaust. passage 14 in the form of a hollow spoke 15 which extends from the erank case outwardlyto the rim 9 a's cleerly' shown inFig'. 1, the outer end of the passage lheing deflected so as to re ceive and discharge-gas in a direction substantially tangential to the rim 9 and the pa iicu'lqulyv deseriheii. llounted co -irec-1pmcate;;in each of the intake and exhaust 1 chambers hereinafter cylinders is a" 'pisbon I6 and egtending inwardly from eachjpiston-lfii epistonrod 1'7, oppositely, located "pistons being connected tea slotted link 18 (which moves; back and forthiin lihe crank case 8. A Sther c arefour cylinders. i-llnSGat-ed in. the,nccolnpnnying drawings; there are two'sets ofoppOsite'l-y located PIStOHS and two slotted which as shown in Fig. l en links 18 embrace the crank pin 3 which is surrounded. hy almll or roller bearing- 19 'ndapled to travel back' and forth" in the slot-red links 18' and to reduee friehion to e minimum. r i

' of the cylinders 1s'j shown as pro video with air cooling flanges or' rings 20 but it W'ilL be undersmod that ,nn desired .coo-ii'ng'system may beeuiploy'ed'. However, in engines of the rotating cylinder typq, the air cooling flanges have been found eflicienl; 1

in practice and are further advantngeous in that they materially reduce-the -weight of the engine as 2i. Whole by reason of the fact 7 that no water circulation system is needed Each piston rod 17 passes through a s tufiirig box 2-1 in the inner head of the cy-linden The crank case 8 may be filledor partially filled with water to cool the cmine'cting rods and adjacent parts.

22 and 23 res'ectivel x desis nnte intake and exhaust. chambers each beingof se gmental form and being arranged in concentric-relation to the: crank sheil 1.

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of said ehambers'is constnicted-as'shown in "Figs. .1 and 4-, embodying-mini i rfo'rate outer wall 24, closed ends 25' an d nlet and exhaust noziles 26 and '27 atzthe opposite, ends thereof to which suitable intake and exhaust connections maybe attached forcarrying gas to and'ta kin the sameofi from said intake "and-ex'hgiustc ambers. In'each" of said chambers angularly disposed vanes 28 are provided,-said' vanes terminating at their outer edges short of theinner surface .oif'j t l ieouter wall 24 so that the fresh or exliaiist gas may pass around said vanes, the exhaust gas impingingagainst said varies as the cylinders rotate and thereby causing a reaction of the exhaiistgas aga nst the rim connecting the outer heads of the cylinders,

pitched at an angle so as to discharge the I in and between the said intake andexhaust" chambers. Each cylinder, is provided ad-- it being noted that'thc ports 10 and 14 are exhaust gas directly against and approximately at right angles to the inner concaved faces of the vanes 28, each of said vanes being s'ubstatially concavo-conv'ex in cross sec: tionas indicated in Fig.

The intake and exhaust chambers 22 and 23 are each slightly less than a; semi-circle jac-ent to the opposite heads' thereof with spark plug open ngs 30 and 31 so as to ignite the charges at bothsides of the piston 16 thereby obtaining adouble impulse and giving the engine a mariinumpower.

In order to'properly operate andftime the valves 11 and 13, acam'plateBl is arranged at one side ofthe engine'as shown in Fig. 2,

said plate being provided in its inner face with. two 'sets of grooves- 32' and 32 desig nating theouter groove and 33 and 33, the inner set of grooves, the outer set of'grooves controlling the outer valves 11 and the inner set of grooves controlling the inner valves 13. Each valve 11 or 13 as the case may be is formed as shown in Fig. having one side cut away as shown at 34 to'allowthe gas to pass by it when turned to a certain position. The valve 34 is mounted on a shaft or stem '35 provided at one endwith an operating crank 36 carrying a pivotally mounted shoe or runner 37 which is adapted to traverse either set of groovesflin accordance with the valve to which it is connected. The shoes 37 of the outer series of valves 11 follow the grooves and 32 which intersect and cross and 33 intersect and cross at the point 39 provides one inlet and one exhaust chamber fiy-wheehproduci'n an even torque and absence of vibration,

operation and ad. .i g thereto-the" obtainedirom the reaction of thee sages and ports.

each other at the point 38 so that in one rave-- lution'the shoe .37 occupies the inner groove 32 and in the next revolution, the outer groove 32f.- In'like manner the grooves 33 7(3 resulting in the same operation on the shoes of the inner set o f valycs 13. It will thus Y be seen that each-cylinder is provided with a igalve in thcputcr head thereof and a valve controlling the inner head thereof and that each -of said valves forms alternately an inlet and an exhaust "valve. "These valves are opened and closedby the 'oamplate 31 in connection with the o eratingdevices here-' inabove described so tliat the charges of gas are properly timed and admitted to each cylinder first at one 'side of the iston and. then at the opposite side thereofand compressed and ex lodcd in the usual manner. Two sets of in ct and exhaust chambers 22 and 23 are'e'inployedfas sliownfin' Figs. 1 and 2, one'set arranged one-eighth of-a' revolution in advance of the other, asindicated. As there are four cylinders this arrangement for each pair of oppositelylocated cylinders.

From the fore oing description ,it will now be understoodthat thegreater part of the engine revolves-and therefore acts as a the only stationary parts of'the'engine being the crank shaft, the intake andf'exliaust chambers and the cam plate; Maximum poweris obtained by pro 'ducing the twoex lesions in each were of bodying a stationary crank shaft, acircular 'seriesfofi rotating cylinders, 'ajrotary crank' case supporting the inner ends. of said 1- 119 indet's and provided with inclosed inta e' and-exhaust passages, a circular rim con- I nectin the. outcr-endsofsaid cylinders and provi' ed with intake and exhaust ports,- pis tons in said: cylinders connected with said 15 crank-shaft, and arcuate stationary intake and exhaust chambers held against the outer face of said. rim and adapted to communicate with all of saidintakeand exhaust pas 2.-An internal combustionyengine. embodying a stationary crank shaft, a c rcular series of rotating cylinders, a rotary 'cranlr case supporting the inner ends of said cylin 4 ders *and provided with'incloscdiintake and ,2 exhaust passages, a circular riin connecting the outer ends of said cylinders and provided with intake and exhaust ports, some of which communicate with the outer ends' or the cylinders and others with the intake and exhaust passages of the crank case, pistons in said cylinders connected with said crank shaft, and arcuate stationary intake and exhaust chambers held against the outer face of said rim and adapted to communipate with all of said intake and exhaust passages and ports.

3. An internal combustion engine embodying a stationary crank shaft, a circular series of rotating cylinders, a rotary crank case sup orting the inner ends of said cylinders an provided with inclosed intake and exhaust passages, a circular rim connecting the outer ends of said cylinders and provided with intake and exhaust ports, spokes connecting said crank case and rim and provided with gas passages which communicate 'with the passages in the crank case and ports through the rim, pistons in said cylinders connected with said crank shaft, and 'arcuate stationary intake and exhaust chamhers held against the outer face of said rim and adapted to communicate with all of said intake and exhaust passages and ports.

4. An internal combustion engine embodying a stationary crank shaft, a circular series of rotating cylinders, a rotary crank case supporting the inner ends of said cylin tiers and provided with inclosed intake and exhaust passages, a circular rim connecting the outer ends of said cylinders and pro vided with intake and exhaust ports, pistons in said cylinders connected with said crank shaft, and arcuate stationary intake and exhaust chambers y eldingly sustained in c0ntact with the outer face of said rim and. adapted to communicate with all of said intake and exhaust passages and ports.

5. An internal combustion engine embodying a stationary crank shaft,.a circular series of rotating cylinders, a'rotary crank case supporting the inner ends of said cylin-. ders and provided with inclosed intake and exhaust passages, a circular rim connecting the outer ends of said cylinders and provided with intake and exhaust ports, pistons in said cylinders connected with said crank shaft, arcuatc stationary intake and exhaust ch amhers held against the outer fare of said rim and adapted to communicate with all of said intake and exhaust passages and ports, and mechanically operated valves controlling the intake and exhaust passage of the crank case and the intake and exhaust ports of the rim.

6. An internal combustion engine embodying a stationary crank shaft, stationary intake and exhaust chambers concentric with said shaft, a circular series of rotating cylinders having intake and exhaust ports which communicate with said intake and exhaust chambers, valves controlling said ports, pistons in said cylinders connected with said crank shaft, a rim connecting the outer heads of th cylinders and supporting said intake an exhaust chambers on its outer face, and springs connecting said intake and exhaust chambers and serving to hold the same in contact with said rim.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIMON S. SUTTON.

fitness-es PHIL BURNETT, G is FILLINGUL 

